Design

Each building is first modeled with the active participation of the client, and as the physical model progresses through stages of design, trees are matched from the working model and harvest only proceeds after the 1/20 scale model has been taken to the building site and used to collect data about optimum efficiency of solar heating, land use, coordination of the building's visual profile with surrounding architectural esthetics and other local factors.

Joinery

Another factor in the construction of this type of timber frame is that the complicated joinery is prefabricated within walking distance of the forest where the trees were harvested. This saves time and money by allowing the structure to take shape in a simple assembly line style --where all parts are measured and marked to match the working model. This process usually takes between four and five months and frequently is completed by the time the building permits are issued by the local authority.